eileen
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: Who's been in my garden? |
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Even a Large White butterfly (better known as cabbage white) can look attractive!! Such a pity it's caterpillars destroyed most of our lettuce though. 
A baby thrush looking rather lost.
and a baby blackbird came calling too.
Our Great Spotted Woodpecker is still a regular visitor as long as there's plenty of fat cake in the feeder.
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Polly
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: |
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That baby thrush is one ugly looking kid.
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glendann
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I think all baby birds are so ugly but I love them anyway.I like all kinds of birds but the cats around here keep them away.
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Frank
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That baby thrush looks like he's come from the wrong side of the tracks  I wouldn't mess with him.
Eileen, how do think your garden (being 100% organic) compares to other gardens in your areas in terms of attracting wildlife. Not sure the 100% organic factor would make a huge difference but thought that I'd ask.
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eileen
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The only difference an organic garden really makes Frank is that there are no poisons of any kind on the plants to harm wildlife. There's also a diversity of insect life that you wouldn't find in a chemically controlled piece of land. The more insect life - the more birds!!
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cajunbelle
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I enjoy the birds in my yard too. I really don't try to attract them bc of the cats, I guess we just naturally have a lot.
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reggaefan
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We have had a couple of kestrels (small hawks) visiting today
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